In a large room from ten people up, the people at the back are hard to hear
One table mic or bar mic works fine up to six people, above that you need distributed mics. Otherwise remote attendees only clearly hear the front of the room.
Try this first
- 1Count the seats, place one microphone per four to six people, a table mic or a ceiling array.
- 2Check if the table shape justifies multiple mics, a long table with ten seats needs at least two table mics or one ceiling array.
- 3For rooms from twelve people up, a Shure MXA or Sennheiser TeamConnect ceiling array is usually the cleanest option, no cables on the table.
- 4Test the gain structure, all mics should sit at equal level so one person does not sound louder than another.
- 5Combine with a DSP that handles auto-mixing, otherwise you get noise build-up from every open mic.
- 6Plan an acoustic check, glass and smooth walls make the problem worse and call for absorbers, not more mics.
When to bring us in
If you want it right the first time, a design with DSP, ceiling array and directed loudspeakers is smarter than stacking up separate purchases. Vectel designs and delivers it as a whole.
See also
- Remote people feel left out in hybrid meetings.Parity is not luck. Camera, mic and facilitation must treat remote attendees equally.
- Camera does not capture everyone around the table.Focal length, placement and auto-framing decide whether the whole table is visible.
- We want to show both the whiteboard and the people.A content camera on the board, a people camera on the table. Two streams.
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